Do you ever just think 'wow I'm so lucky'

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Having a bit of a soppy moment after a few drinks with DH and thought it might be a nice idea for a thread in amongst all of the misery online.

Do you ever look at your life and just think - wow - I could only have dreamt that things would turn out like this.

Specifically tonight we were talking about our beautiful 5 month old. I had a MMC before I had him and some very similar bleeding in early pregnancy this time round. We both remember being in the waiting room waiting for the scan and being sure they were going to give us bad news again, but that time we heard the glorious 'and there's the little heart beat.'

Now he's here and it's absolutely chaos because we've got 2 under 3 and are both self employed with very little support and neither kid sleeps very well but every now and then I just look at him (and his brother) and think WOW ❤️

I'd love to hear some other lovely stories in my soppy state!

Yes I do think the same. After a corporate job for almost 20 years, I was made redundant and now have my dream job - I love it. Makes me so happy!

Everyday I do yes.

My now grown up children are so lovely and each have brought another fabulous person in to the family so six kind and hilarious! young adults are in our lives.

Sat in my beautiful garden having breakfast yesterday morning, and had one of those my god this is perfect and I felt very very lucky it was me sat there.

Daily. Married to a wonderful man, comfortably retired, kids that are safely launched, fit and well, and have lovely friends and family. I’m very, very grateful.

Yes absolutely!

I had a wonderful home life but my overwhelming memories of my childhood are of other children being unkind - not wanting to play with me, calling me names, leaving me out. I stuck it out through primary but secondary was the same - they used to write notes about me and pass them around the class. My parents moved me a couple of times and my final few years were better. I thought I had left it behind but all came back when so called close friend (and supposed to be bridesmaid) humiliated me in the run up to our wedding.

I made a wonderful group of friends in late pregnancy and can say I genuinely trust them. What makes me happiest is my children are confident, happy and popular in school. They manage to make friends everywhere they go and I see no sign of them having any of my insecurities

Yes. To most people my life wouldn't be at all desirable (single mum, not a high earner) but it's the people that make it. My DS is wonderful and everything I could have dreamed of. I have the best friends, most of them I've known for 25+ years and they've been there through thick and thin. I get lots of recognition at work for what I do, I've been there less than a year and am already one of the top performers in the first quarter of the year. 15 years ago I was a homeless teenage mum. I'm very happy with how life is going right now.

God I love this thread.
Life isn't perfect - whose is?! 😂 but I have a truly wonderful DP who I adore and I know adores me. I have a wonderful 12year old DD who is clever, kind and funny and a wonderful DDS who is such fun to be around. I have my dogs I love and my cat who makes me laugh and a lovely house. We are happy, properly happy. And I remember that every night when I fall asleep in DPs arms. Small stuff, but the whole world at the same time.

I feel very lucky to have finally found a career in my 40s, that allowed us to move to a bigger house in a nicer area, give my DC holidays abroad, and generally be able to do things like the food shop without worrying.

Yes, every single day I think that my life is amazing and many people would cut off their arms to be in my shoes.

I’ve had plenty of bad stuff happen. Including two divorces and loss of five pregnancies.

But my miracle baby who made it and is now a funny, healthy perfect kid makes my heart go boom every single day. The rest is all noise because I’m so lucky to have him when I never believed i would.

Oh yes. Had a career that brought great satisfaction in two countries, 'retired' at 43 and moved to a tiny village in the middle of Portugal. Met DP, fulfilled a life time dream of having lots of horses and dogs and now have a second career I adore. Very lucky life.

I feel really lucky sitting on my terrace looking at all my plants, with my cats rolling around.
Cold drink in hand, medication kicked in, smoking a spliff. Everyone in my house is feeling happy and pain free. Sun is shining. 😀

Yeah, I always appreciate things when they're good. So pleased for you and your lovely family.

When I think about my children.

No, not really

Yes! It really helps me to feel better when those little moments make your day.

Living in a building site and my son is sharing my bed, every morning I wake up and look at his perfect peaceful face I feel so grateful!

My daughter's art makes me feel immensely proud and I'm always excited to see what she has done.

Our building site of a house will one day be perfect. It's a stunning setting and 3 years in I still have a pinch me moment as I drive up to it.

Yes, it comes in waves in moments of calm. But then I’m running around loading the washing machine, finishing a report etc and I’m too caught up in the minutia the majority of the time.

This is lovely. Very happy with my life right now, I wish 10 and 5 years ago me would know it gets much better. Just returned from the first holiday with my other half and daughter (age 9, and not her dad) and it couldn’t have gone better. After wasting almost 10 years being unhappy with her dad, I finally feel happy and content for the first time in years.

Me too. X

From an outsiders glance, my life has been pretty awful and full of periods of honestly quite unfortunate luck, but then I know that in some aspects of it, I am so incredibly lucky. My family are all healthy and loving, my dog brings me the most joy of anyone on this earth, I am physically able to work a job and I have a roof over my head and food in the fridge. I'm quite apt to complain and whinge about my life, even if just to myself, but this thread has really put a pause on that as I've read through everyone's responses, so thank you OP. Hope you all have a great weekend and continue to find luck wherever you go.

Yes. H and I have a great relationship. Our kids are a bit older (but not grown) and are mostly wonderful. We took the plunge a couple of years ago and bought that house in the country we always talked about. Right now we are healthy, happy, and very lucky.

Every day I look at my beautiful dcs and think how lucky I am. If I had been sent a flash of them in my teens I would have been over the moon to know they would be in my future life. All I ever wanted was my own little family. Also we are able to feed and clothe ourselves and most importantly we have our health. I've seen so many young people pass away tragically over the years and I feel very blessed to still be here. We never know what's around the corner. I often hear friends & family wish they had bigger houses, nicer cars, holidays etc but they don't realise how lucky they are compared to those in poorer nations or war-torn countries. Most of us live relatively comfortable lives, we need to appreciate the small things more.

There are times when I just can't get my head around how close we came to not having DS. He was touch and go after birth, had life saving surgery at 13 days, but was discharged at 13 weeks; at 1 he spent four months in hospital again having numerous surgeries. I signed off for a stoma half a dozen times but every time our amazing surgeon avoided it.

He drives me potty but he's a bright, beautiful boy. He has his struggles, he has mild autism, requires external O2 and some tube feeds and he goes through more than most adults ever will. And then we were got two hulking twin boys who were big and juicy and healthy.

When I think what our lives would have been like if we'd lost him when he was born...

Plenty not perfect in my life but I'm grateful for my husband and our sons

Yes, second chance of love ... wake up every morning counting my blessings. 5 years on and I still can't wait to see him each evening

I don't think it's boasting. Opportunity for a moment of reflection and gratitude.

Good to read some positives.

I thank the universe for my life and am grateful throughout each day for what I have. It's not a remarkable life by any means to anyone looking in but if you look for what you can be grateful for it really adds up.

I count my blessings all the time. I think it's amazing to have been born in the UK where our life chances are far superior to a lot of the planet. Its amazing that we have somehow evolved to the point of the technology and other advances now created. That we are spinning super fast through space encased in a bubble surrounded by an expanding universe and yet here we are going about our lives wresting with philosophical questions (why are we born? What happens when we die?) Loving and building relationships and connections. We are all so lucky.

I then think about those less fortunate and pray that they will also have support and happiness and hope.